It was already autumn, and the trees in the Forbidden City were swaying in the wind.
After the morning court session, the emperor came to Zhongcui Palace to visit Concubine Liang. Concubine Liang was much better and no longer needed to stay in bed. Her face was also a little rosy. Kangxi took the freshly brewed white jasmine tea from Concubine Liang and talked to her about recent interesting events.
"Eighth Prince." The little palace maid outside saw Yinsi and was about to go in to report it when she heard Yinsi say "hush" and retreat.
Yinsi looked at the happy and joyful appearance of his father and mother in the palace and could not bear to disturb them. He thought that it was enough to have a woman he loved in this life. Thinking of the day when Deyin and she wore a pair of jades together, he wished that Deyin could wear the jade pendant he personally gave her.
"My beloved concubine has been living in Zhongcui Palace for a long time recently. Has the eighth prince come to visit recently?" Emperor Kangxi said to Concubine Liang after taking a sip of tea.
"The last time I saw the child was during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Come to think of it, I haven't seen Yinsi for a long time." I don't know how the child is doing recently.
"My beloved concubine, do you know that during the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, Yinsi and the legitimate daughter of the Grand Tutor's Mansion wore the pair of jades that I awarded to them. I heard that the Ninth Brother chased him for it but he refused to give it to them. Yet, the jades happened to appear in the hands of that girl." Kangxi became more and more excited as he spoke.
"I can see through his little tricks at a glance. I wanted to ask him about it during the palace banquet, hoping that he would deny it." Kangxi looked so worried about his son that Concubine Liang turned her head away and chuckled.
Yinsi was already old enough to marry the Eighth Wife, and the Emperor just wanted to do so. Concubine Liang thought that if Deyin could enter the Eighth Prince's Palace, it would not only fulfill her son's wish, but the Imperial Tutor's Mansion behind Deyin would also help Yinsi gain a firm foothold in the court. If he could get the support of the Niuhulu clan, overthrowing the crown prince would be just around the corner.
Concubine Liang thought that it was almost time for hunting in autumn, so she asked the emperor to take this opportunity to let the two children meet more often so that they could make plans.
The autumn hunt will begin in three days, and the princes all want to show their skills in the hunting grounds and win rewards from the emperor.
After dusk in autumn, the sky darkened. Deyin saw Liliang shooting birds with a bow in the courtyard and learned about the hunting in three days. Since it was a royal hunting, the fourth prince would definitely go. Deyin stepped forward to snatch the bow from Liliang's hand, aimed at the bird in the sky and shot it down.
"How is it?" Deyin put his hands on his hips and looked at Li Liang with a smug look on his face.
"Want to go? But this is an important royal place and my opinion doesn't count." Li Liang took the bow back, scratched De Yin's nose and said.
Li Liang's attendant ran towards the two of them, saying that Ama had something urgent to tell them and asked them to go to the front yard. De Yin did not dare to delay and pulled Li Liang to trot all the way to the front yard. It was the first time to see the people in the mansion in such a neat row in the front yard. It was not difficult to imagine that it was something extremely important. She and Li Liang stood behind Ama and E'niang, waiting for the person who came to convey the emperor's oral instructions.
The imperial guards lined up on both sides of the mansion. The Eighth Prince pulled his robe slightly and stepped into the mansion. In the night, the Eighth Prince was not as gentle as he was that day. It seemed that the emperor's order made him more strict. Deyin knelt down with his family members.
"Niuhulu Baidao, Niuhulu Deyin, come forward to receive the order." The dazed flicker in his eyes revealed Deyin's nervousness, so he had to lower his head, walk forward and kneel down, trying his best not to let others see the panic in his expression.
"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, decrees that on this day of autumn hunting, I would like to invite my beloved minister, Niuhulu Baidao, to bring his children to Mulan. I decree this."
After Yinsi finished reading the oral order, he strode up to Deyin and asked her, "Miss Deyin, why don't you accept the order quickly?" Deyin bowed to the Eighth Prince and received the emperor's oral order. When she was about to stand up, she saw Yinsi put his hand in front of me to help me up. Deyin saw that everyone around her had stood up and she didn't want to refuse the Eighth Prince's intention, so she took out the handkerchief from her sleeve and put it on him, letting him pull her up.
The emperor personally gave the order, this is a rare opportunity, those who went on the hunting day were all princes and young masters of noble families, and the young ladies in the Grand Tutor's Mansion were all vying to go to Mulan Field.
Aunt Zhao pulled Juelan over and said, "This time, we must seize the opportunity and not let others steal the limelight again."
Juelan has been thinking about marrying into the Eighth Prince's Mansion for a long time. Seeing the Eighth Prince helping Deyin up today, she could no longer hide her anger and started smashing things as soon as she returned to the villa.
"Miss, the emperor specially sent the Eighth Prince here to announce the decree today, and also asked you to come forward to receive the decree. This shows how much the emperor values us." Deyin listened to Luwu's words, thought about the Eighth Prince's outstretched hand, and wondered what he meant.
Yinsi felt that Deyin would never guess that he had asked the Emperor for today's oral order. When he announced the decree, he was taking the opportunity to get closer to Deyin. He also had his own selfish motives.
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